Research Methods for Successful PhD / Dinesh Kant Kumar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kumar, Dinesh, author.

Series:

River Publishers series in innovation and change in education.

River Publishers Series in Innovation and Change in Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Doctor of philosophy degree.

Universities and colleges--Graduate work.

Universities and colleges.

Dissertations, Academic.

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Scholarly publishing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Gistrup, Denmark : River Publishers, [2017]

Summary:

Research Methods for Successful PhDis a candid conversation developed from theexperience of supervising 30 research students and publishing 400 papers over20 years. The book recognizes that every student is different and has uniquecircumstances. It teases out the fundamental questions that we forget to ask,the method of relating to the supervisor, discusses methods to improvecommunication skills and explains how to get the work published.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

List of Contributors

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

MODULE 1: Sustainable Developments

1: Reuse and Recycling: An Approach for Sustainable Waste Management

1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 Biomass as Feedstock Source

1.2 Applications of Nanotechnology in Waste Management

1.3 Waste Recycling in India

1.4 Advantages of Recycling

1.4.1 Briquetting: A Suitable Option for Waste Management

1.5 Conclusion

References

2: Sustainability of WEEE Recycling in India

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Methodology

2.3 WEEE Lifecycle and Management in India

2.3.1 Lifecycle of WEEE in India

2.3.2 WEEE Recycling Practices in India

2.4 Security Threats from WEEE in India

2.5 WEEE Supply Chain in India

2.6 Case Studies

2.6.1 Case Study A

2.6.2 Case Study B

2.7 Sustainability of WEEE Management System in India

2.7.1 Generalized Discussion on Environmental Sustainability

2.7.2 Generalized Discussion on Economic Sustainability

2.7.3 Generalized Discussion on Social Sustainability

2.8 Conclusions

3: Autogenous Self-Healing in Municipal Waste Incorporated Concretes

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Experimental

3.2.1 Materials and Mixture Proportions

3.2.2 Specimen Preparation and Initial Pre-Loading

3.2.3 Methods for Self-Healing Evaluation

3.3 Results and Discussions

3.3.1 Compressive Strength

3.3.1.1 At 28 days

3.3.1.2 At 28 + 30 days

3.3.2 Permeability

3.3.3 Characterization of the Concrete Specimens

3.3.3.1 TGA analysis

3.3.3.2 FTIR analysis

3.4 Conclusions

4: Burning the Crop Residues: A Major Environmental Problem in Delhi NCR

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Literature Review.

4.3 Crop Residues Burning in North-Western States of India

4.4 The Factors Responsible for Burning of the Crop Residues

4.5 Consequences of Crop Residues Burning

4.6 Alternative Uses of Crop Residues

4.7 Government Initiatives and Legislative Policy to Stop Paddy and Wheat Straw Burning

4.8 Conclusions

5: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments, Where Do We Stand and Where to Go: An Indian Scenario

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Categories of WEEE

5.3 Global Trends in Generation of WEEE

5.4 The Digital Revolution and Growth of EEE in India

5.4.1 WEEE Generation-An Indian Scenario

5.4.2 How Much of WEEE Importing into India?

5.4.3 Producers of WEEE in India

5.4.3.1 First Level: Primary WEEE Producers

5.4.3.2 Second Level: Secondary WEEE Producers

5.4.3.3 Third Level: Tertiary WEEE Producers

5.4.4 Disposal and Recycling Practices of WEEE Products Adopted in India

5.4.4.1 Informal Recycling and Formal Recycling

5.4.5 Environmental Aspects of WEEE Recycling and Disposal

5.4.6 Recycling-Based Research Initiated in India and its Major Outcomes

5.5 Conclusion and Future Perspectives

MODULE 2: Water-Recycle and Reuse

6: A Critical Review on Wastewater Treatment Techniques for Reuse of Water in Industries

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Importance of Wastewater Treatment

6.3 Conventional Wastewater Treatment Techniques and its Drawbacks

6.4 Advanced Wastewater Treatment Methods for Water Reuse

6.5 Causes and Remedies of Advanced Methods

6.6 Conclusion

7: Effect of Local Industrial Waste Additives on the Arsenic (V) Removal and Strength of Clay Ceramics for Use in Water Filtration

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Experimental

7.2.1 Apparatus

7.2.2 Materials and Fabrication

7.2.3 Adsorption Experiment

7.3 Result and Discussion.

7.3.1 Effect of Contact Time

7.3.2 Surface Morphology of Ceramics

7.3.2.1 Before Filtration

7.3.2.2 After Gravity-Based Percolation

7.3.3 Effect of pH

7.3.4 Adsorption Isotherm

7.3.5 Strength

7.4 Conclusion

8: Treatment of Whey Water from Food Processing Units Using Hybrid Methods

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Materials and Methods

8.2.1 Whey Water Sample Collection and Characterization

8.2.2 Treatment of Whey Water using Fenton's Oxidation Method and its Analysis using Ion Chromatography

8.2.3 Treatment Using Green Algae

8.2.3.1 Treatment of Whey Water Using Green Algae at Various Nitrate Concentrations After Fenton's Oxidation

8.2.3.2 Estimation of Bio-Molecules Content of Spent Green Algal Biomass and its FTIR Spectroscopy Analysis

8.2.4 Treatment of Whey Water using Bacillus Subtilis at Various pH After Fenton's Oxidation

8.3 Results and Discussion

8.3.1 Whey Water Sample Collection and Characterization

8.3.2 Treatment of Whey Water using Fenton's Oxidation Method and its Analysis Using Ion Chromatography

8.3.3 Treatment Using Green Algae

8.3.3.1 Treatment of Whey Water Using Green Algae at Various Nitrate Concentrations After Fenton's Oxidation

8.3.3.2 Estimation of Bio-Molecules Content of Spent Green Algal Biomass and its FTIR Spectroscopy Analysis

8.3.4 Treatment of Whey Water using Bacillus Subtilis After Fenton's Oxidation

8.4 Conclusion

9: Bioremediation of High-Strength Post-Methanated Distillery Wastewaterat Lab Scale by Using Constructed Wetland Technology

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Materials and Methods

9.3 Results and Discussion

9.3.1 Changes in Quality of PMDW After Treatment in Different CW Microcosms

9.3.2 Changes in Leaf Chlorophyll Content of Plants After Treatment in Different CW Microcosms.

9.3.3 Changes in Fresh Plant Biomass After Treatment in Different CW Microcosms

9.4 Conclusion

10: Reuse of Magnetite (Fe3O4) Nanoparticles in De-Emulsification of Emulsion Effluents of Steel-Rolling Mills

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Experimental

10.2.1 Synthesis of Uncoated Fe3O4 Nanoparticles by Co-Precipitation Method at Room Temperature

10.2.2 Treatment of Emulsion Effluents

10.3 Results and Discussion

10.3.1 Characterization of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles

10.3.2 Total Mass Balance of Oil and Fe3O4 Nanoparticles

10.4 Conclusion

11: Application of Agro-Residues-Based Activated Carbon as Adsorbents for Phenol Sequestration from Aqueous Streams: A Review

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Methods Available for Removal of Phenol

11.3 Adsorption as a Cost-Effective Method for Removal of Phenol

11.3.1 Quantification of Phenol Adsorbed

11.4 Agro-Residues as Adsorbents for Phenol

11.4.1 Baggasse Fly Ash

11.4.2 Rice Husk

11.4.3 Coconut Waste

11.4.4 Olive Pomace

11.4.5 Date Stones and Date Pits

11.4.6 Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches

11.4.7 Corncob

11.4.8 Tamarind Nutshell

11.4.9 Sawdust

11.4.10 Orange Peel Waste

11.4.11 Pistacia Mutica Shells

11.4.12 Rice-Straw

11.4.13 Acacia Nilotica Branches

11.5 Characterization of Agro-Residues-Based Adsorbents for Phenol

11.6 Thermo-Chemical Treatment to Agro-Residues to Improve Its Adsorption Characteristics

11.6.1 Date Stones

11.6.2 Corncob

11.6.3 Coconut Shell

11.6.4 Tobacco Residues

11.6.5 Rice Husk

11.6.6 Sugarcane Bagasse

11.6.7 Plum Kernels

11.6.8 Coffee Husk

11.6.9 Root Residue of Hemidesmus Indicus

11.6.10 Acacia nilotica Branches

11.7 Effects of Various Parameters on Adsorption of Phenol

11.7.1 Effect of Adsorbent Dosage

11.7.2 Effect of pH

11.7.3 Effect of Temperature.

11.7.4 Effect of Initial Phenol Concentration

11.7.5 Effect of Contact Time

11.8 Mathematical Models for Adsorption Equilibrium Studies

11.8.1 Langmuir Isotherm Model

11.8.2 Freundlich Isotherm Model

11.8.3 Temkin Isotherm Model

11.8.4 Dubinin-Radushkevich Isotherm Model

11.9 Mathematical Models for the Kinetics of Adsorption

11.9.1 Pseudo-First-Order Kinetic Model

11.9.2 Pseudo-Second-Order Kinetic Model

11.10 Thermodynamics of the Adsorption Process

11.11 Regeneration of Adsorbents

11.12 Conclusions

MODULE 3: Solid Waste Management - New Breakthrough

12: Photocatalytic Degradation of Plastic Polymer: A Review

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Degradation of Plastic Polymers Using Various Photocatalytic Materials

12.3 Solid-Phase Photocatalytic Degradation of Plastic Polymers-Photocatalyst Composites

12.3.1 Degradation of PE-Photocatalyst Composites

12.3.2 Photocatalytic Degradation of PP-Photocatalyst Composites

12.3.3 Photocatalytic Degradation of PS-Photocatalyst Composites

12.3.4 Photocatalytic Degradation of PVC-Photocatalyst Composites

12.3.5 Photocatalytic Degradation of PAM-Photocatalysts Composites

12.3.6 Photocatalytic Degradation of other Plastic Polymers

12.3.7 Photocatalytic Degradation of Plastic Polymers Using Different Photocatalyst Suspension in Water

12.4 Mechanism of Photocatalytic Degradation of Polymers

12.5 Conclusions

13: Thermo-Mechanical Process Using for Recycling Polystyrene Waste

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Plastic Waste Management

13.3 Sustainable Manufacturing Process

13.4 Thermo-Mechanical Process

13.5 Case Study

13.5.1 Materials

13.5.2 Production Procedure

13.6 Results

13.6.1 Shape of Products

13.6.2 IR Inspection

13.6.3 Hardness

13.6.4 Impact Toughness

13.6.5 Workability.

13.7 Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed January 8, 2018).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781000796162

1000796167

9781000793390

1000793397

9781003339281

100333928X

9788793609976

8793609973

9788793609174

8793609175

OCLC:

1015876562